November 20, 2012

push the button, Max!

While running errands at the newsagents for work on Monday, I happened upon a back issue of Mollie Makes. (yay!)

The magazine came with a gift pack of cute pearly buttons. (double yay!)

I was so inspired that I made some button art when I got home from work. (triple yay!)

I used the free MM buttons on this first one. I cut a heart shape out of chipboard and covered it with old book paper and rubbed the edges with red ink. Then I glued the button into position using Glossy Accents glue. Next I glued a sheet of paper to the front of the canvas and rubbed ink around the edges of it. I finished the canvas off by wrapping some red spotty washi tape around the sides.

For the second piece, I raided my stash and found some vintage pearly blue buttons and a crochet frame (from Typo). I covered the front of the canvas with some 7gypsies patterned paper, glued a scrap of text paper behind the centre of the frame and filled it in with buttons. Then I and glued it to the centre of the canvas. I finished off by wrapping black stripey washi tape around the sides of the canvas.

For my final piece, I dug around in my never-ending stash of craft supplies and found a large round chipboard frame, a couple of scraps of patterned paper and some buttons. I cut patterned paper to fit inside the frame, then glued the buttons on top. I covered the front of the canvas with text paper and glued the finished frame in place on top. Can you guess my final step?..... that's right! washi tape around the edges haha

Here's how they look on the wall. They're 10cm x 10cm canvases, so cute!

Some important points:

1. ALWAYS strike when the inspiration hits you, even if it means dinner will be served late (again).

2. Glossy Accents glue is perfect for this kind of project because it sets crystal clear, is super strong and gives you time to move things about before it sets.

3. I don't get paid to promote any of these products or companies, I just like to recommend stuff I use that I think is awesome.

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While running errands at the newsagents for work on Monday, I happened upon a back issue of Mollie Makes. (yay!)

The magazine came with a gift pack of cute pearly buttons. (double yay!)

I was so inspired that I made some button art when I got home from work. (triple yay!)

I used the free MM buttons on this first one. I cut a heart shape out of chipboard and covered it with old book paper and rubbed the edges with red ink. Then I glued the button into position using Glossy Accents glue. Next I glued a sheet of paper to the front of the canvas and rubbed ink around the edges of it. I finished the canvas off by wrapping some red spotty washi tape around the sides.

For the second piece, I raided my stash and found some vintage pearly blue buttons and a crochet frame (from Typo). I covered the front of the canvas with some 7gypsies patterned paper, glued a scrap of text paper behind the centre of the frame and filled it in with buttons. Then I and glued it to the centre of the canvas. I finished off by wrapping black stripey washi tape around the sides of the canvas.

For my final piece, I dug around in my never-ending stash of craft supplies and found a large round chipboard frame, a couple of scraps of patterned paper and some buttons. I cut patterned paper to fit inside the frame, then glued the buttons on top. I covered the front of the canvas with text paper and glued the finished frame in place on top. Can you guess my final step?..... that's right! washi tape around the edges haha

Here's how they look on the wall. They're 10cm x 10cm canvases, so cute!

Some important points:

1. ALWAYS strike when the inspiration hits you, even if it means dinner will be served late (again).

2. Glossy Accents glue is perfect for this kind of project because it sets crystal clear, is super strong and gives you time to move things about before it sets.

3. I don't get paid to promote any of these products or companies, I just like to recommend stuff I use that I think is awesome.